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Overview

Khaled Hosseini is an Afghan-born American novel

Novel

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ist and physician

Physician

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of ethnic Tajik origin. He is a citizen of the United States

United States

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where he has lived since he was fifteen years old. His 2003

2003 in literature

The year 2003 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-New books:*Peter Ackroyd - The Clerkenwell Tales*Atsuko Asano - No...

debut novel

Debut novel

A debut novel is the first novel an author publishes. Debut novels are the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to publish in the future...

, The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner is a novel by Khaled Hosseini. Published in 2003 by Riverhead Books, it is Hosseini's first novel, and was adapted into a film of the same name in 2007....

, was an international bestseller, selling more than 12 million copies worldwide. His second, A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns is a 2007 novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini. It is his second, following his bestselling 2003 debut, The Kite Runner. The book focuses on the tumultuous lives of two Afghan women and how their lives cross each other, spanning from the 1960s to 2003...

, was released on May 22, 2007. In 2008, the book was the bestselling novel in Britain (as of April 11, 2008), with more than 700,000 copies sold.
Hosseini was born in Kabul

Kabul

Kabul , spelt Caubul in some classic literatures, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of the Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan...

, Afghanistan, in 1965.

Unanswered Questions

How can you tell if a purchased signed book is an authentic Hosseini signature? Is there any way to see what his signature looks like to see if the o...

Did any aspects in his novel The Kite Runner relate to his own life? Were his parents like any of the characters in The Kite Runner?

What were his infleneces to write the kite runner? what made him create the novel?

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Quotations

Like a compass needle that points north, a man's accusing finger always finds a woman.-Nana

What good is it? All this, what good is it? -Mariam

I dream of you too, Mariam jo. I miss you. I miss the sound of your voice, your laughter. I miss reading to you, and all the times we fished together. Do you remember all the times we fished together? You were a good daughter, Mariam jo, and I cannot ever think of you without feeling shame and regret. -Jalil's letter

Regret...when it comes to you, I have oceans of it. -Jalil's letter

Women have always had it hard in this country, Laila, but they're probably more free now,f under the communists, and have more rights than they've ever had before. -Babi

Mariam is having a flashback

Jailil: Ah yes. Of course. Well then, without further ado...

Jalil: try it on, Mariam jo.

Mariam: What do you think?

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